By the time the group reached the town at the foot of the mountain, it was almost dusk.

At the beginning of the sunny day after the rain, a touch of the remnant sun hangs in the corner of the green mountain, and the sunset in the western sky is like a flame burning, suddenly showing the strange beauty between heaven and earth.

Fan Zhongyan stepped down the slide chair with Cui Wenqing's personal support, and smiled at him: "Thank you Cui Gongzi, the old man will leave here." ”

"Mr. Shivan walks slowly." Cui Wenqing bowed deeply and was very respectful.

Fan Zhongyan nodded, turned around and walked a few steps, but suddenly heard Cui Wenqing calling behind him: "Mr. Xiwen......"

Sure enough, this son has a plan, and he doesn't want me to leave easily!

Fan Zhongyan thought for a while, and suddenly felt vigilant in his heart, turned around and said, "I don't know what else Cui Gongzi has to teach?" ”

Cui Wenqing stuffed an oil-paper umbrella into Fan Zhongyan's hand, and said with a smile: "It's rainy in spring, and Mr. Xiwen didn't bring rain gear when he traveled in Xiaguan, so he gave it as a gift, and it was convenient." ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned, only then did he realize that he was actually spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, his old face was slightly hot, and he thanked him: "Okay, thank you Cui Gongzi." ”

Cui Wenqing nodded, said goodbye and turned away.

Looking at the back of his departure, Fan Zhongyan's mind turned sharply, and he was secretly ashamed, and couldn't help but invite: "Cui Gongzi, it's getting late at the moment, or if you don't get old, please drink a cup of tea, and the right to drive away the spring cold, and leave tomorrow, I don't know what you think?" ”

Cui Wenqing turned around, nodded with a smile, and said, "Mr. Xiwen sincerely invites, how can you not go?" Okay, it's better to be respectful. ”

After finishing speaking, the two found an inn to stay in at random, and Fan Zhongyan invited Cui Wenqing to his room to make tea himself.

After drinking a steaming cup of tea, Cui Wenqing suddenly felt that Zhou's body was a lot warmer, and he put down the teacup and said comfortably: "Mr. Xiwen's tea ceremony is really exquisite, and the kid is blessed today." ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled dumbly and said: "When the old man was an official in the court, he was familiar with the empty host of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, and when he had nothing to do in the next dynasty, he often went to him to mix tea and drink, and over time he learned his art of making tea. ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Xiwen, who is famous and famous all over the world, will also mix other people's tea to drink, no wonder it is often said that three cups of wine are thousands of cups of red dust, and a pot of tea is a great cause for thousands of years." ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but praise: "What a good sentence is three cups of wine, and a pot of tea for a thousand years, what is the meaning of this?" ”

Cui Wenqing then remembered that this sentence was a judgment that he had traveled through the previous era, so Fan Zhongyan did not know.

He scratched his scalp and thought about it for a moment, and then explained: "This sentence means that the things that disturb the red dust can be talked about in the three light wines; Any hegemony in the world can be consumed in a pot of tea in the afternoon, and life is only a few decades, so why bother to pursue hegemony so persistently? Three glasses of light wine, a pot of tea, enough!! ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a while, he didn't know what he thought, he sighed lightly and picked up the teacup to taste, and his expression was a little lonely.

Cui Wenqing didn't know if it was this sentence that touched Fan Zhongyan's heart, not only did he secretly regret it, but when he was about to find another conversation, Fan Zhongyan suddenly smiled and asked: "By the way, I don't think Cui Gongzi is an extraordinary person, and I don't know where his hometown is?" ”

Cui Wenqing replied with a leisurely smile: "Don't hide it from Mr. Xiwen, in the lower ancestor, it was originally one of the seven sects and five surnames of the Boling Cui family, but it is a pity that during the first century of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Jin, the king of Xiping County, vigorously developed the imperial examination, appointed people from the poor family, and broke the cultural monopoly of the family gate, and our Cui family slowly declined. ”

After hearing these ridiculous words, Fan Zhongyan didn't smile at all, and said with some surprise: "I didn't expect that Cui Gongzi is actually a descendant of the Boling Cui clan?" I don't know what year you took the imperial examination? Why did you fall into the first place? ”

"In the imperial examination last year, it was naturally because Cewen Jinglun was poor and did not enter the examiner's eyes, so he fell into the first place."

Fan Zhongyan bowed slightly, but he couldn't help but think in his heart: Last year, the imperial examination was known as the most golden generation since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, not only Sima Tang and Su Shi, two peerless talents who were pinned on by the imperial court, but also Su Zhe, Zeng Gong, Wang Guan, Ouyang Jingxuan and other young heroes.

Thinking of this, Fan Zhongyan smiled and comforted: "Last year's imperial examination was different from previous years, as long as Cui Gongzi studied hard, I believe that in a few years, you will be able to enter the rank of scholar and become the Son of Heaven." ”

"Alas, I don't have much of the heart to study now, and there are too many things going on at home." Cui Wenqing shook his hand, indeed, Zhe Weiben is aggressive, and the Zhenwu Army is in danger, how can he be allowed to go to the study of literature to gain fame?

Fan Zhongyan asked suspiciously: "By the way, I see that Cui Gongzi's guards are all good at martial arts, and I don't know ...... your family."

"Hehe, don't hide it from Mr. Xiwen, they are all my lady's subordinates."

"Your lady? I don't know who Mrs. Zun is? ”

"Zhenwu Army is broken."

Hearing this, Fan Zhongyan raised his eyebrows suddenly, revealing a look of surprise, and then soon, he suddenly thought of something, and suddenly came to his senses, and his old face glowed with surprise: "No wonder Lao Yu has always felt that your name is a little familiar, it turns out that you are Cui Wenqing, who came up with the issue of military bonds and treasury bonds, as well as welfare lotteries?" ”

Unexpectedly, the dignified Fan Zhongyan had actually heard of his name, Cui Wenqing was flattered, and said with an embarrassed smile: "These things that Mr. Xiwen said were indeed thought of by accident. ”

"Unintentionally solved a big problem for the imperial court, Cui Gongzi is really modest." Fan Zhongyan stroked his white beard and said with a smile, and then sighed with a smile: "When Lao Yu came to Hedong Road this time, he met Fu Bi who returned to Luoyang on the road, and after a conversation, he admired you very much, Lao Yu listened to it at the time, and couldn't help but want to meet you, but I didn't expect to meet you in Horiwei Mountain by such a coincidence." ”

After saying this, the last trace of vigilance against Cui Wenqing in Fan Zhongyan's heart also disappeared.

Since he is a person who revitalizes the martial army, then Cui Wenqing must not be sent by political enemies to deliberately approach him.

So, Fan Zhongyan was even more relaxed in his heart, and said with a smile: "Cui Gongzi, Fu Bi has always admired you for being a genius with the ability to pay money and taxes, speaking of which, the old man is very interested in your issuance of national bonds, military bonds, and welfare lotteries, I wonder if you can explain a thing or two for the old man?" ”

Cui Wenqing nodded angrily and said, "Mr. Xiwen's request, the kid should obey his fate." So after a little sorting out his thoughts, he explained it 1510.

(End of chapter)